Can You Find Your Friends in the Crowd? – Random Photos from Meshoppen’s Halloween Bash
Photos by Rick Hiduk Had there been a Cutest category for the youngest participants, Alexia (left) and Jayden Bush (right) would have been serious contenders in their bunny and pumpkin costumes. If you haven’t yet found yourselves in previous postings of photos from the Oct. 31 Holiday Fund Halloween PartyContinue Reading
Holiday Fund Announces 2014 Halloween Winners
Photos by Rick Hiduk Alex Lupher (front, left) Dawn Bluhm (center), and William Lupher took the most prizes in various age groups and categories at the Meshoppen Halloween Fund Halloween Party on October 31. They won third place in the Float/Group category. Dawn took third place Scariest in ages 10Continue Reading
Hundreds Gather for Community Halloween Party in Meshoppen
Photos and story by Rick Hiduk Three hundred people or more found their way to the Meshoppen ball park for the annual Meshoppen Holiday Fund Halloween Party on October 31. At least half of those in attendance donned a costume of some sort, themes running the gamut from popular movieContinue Reading
Heritage Region Receives Grant Award from DCNR
The Howland Preserve on Vosburg Neck in Wyoming County was the recipient of a $36,636 grant to renovate the 19th Century farmhouse. Improvements will include insulation and other weatherizing and regrading the exterior for ADA accessibility. Thanks to a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR),Continue Reading
Autumn’s Last “Hurrah?”
Photos by Rick Hiduk A hazy sun filters through the trees at the Howland Preserve on Vosburg Neck in Wyoming County on Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures soared into the mid to upper 70s but won’t stay that high for long. A cold front is expected to drag showers through the EndlessContinue Reading
Toughest Job to Date…Role Model to My Daughters
by k.m. Cole This week, the author opens up about her progress at providing a healthy self-image to her daughters. The gym photo taken last week is the first such selfie she is sharing with the world. To see what she looked like prior to 2013, see telling before &Continue Reading
Troy Sports Club Supports Veterans Memorial Park
Story by Rick Hiduk Troy Rod & Gun Club members met with representatives of the Bradford County Memorial Park Association (BCMPA) on Oct. 22 to present a check for $589 that the club raised during a successful skeet shooting fundraiser on Sept. 27. Club secretary Lisa Seymour reported that thereContinue Reading
Heritage Region Confirms New Board Members, Officers
One order of business at the annual membership meeting of the Endless Mountains Heritage Region was to confirm a new slate of officers, including (from left) Treasurer Marion Sweet, Secretary Melanie Norton, President Sandy Wilmot, and Vice President Tom Henson. The Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR) board met at AmericanContinue Reading
If Nobody’s Using This Dock…
Photo by Rick Hiduk These three geese were among about 50 enjoying the solitude of Lake Wesauking in Wysox Township on a rather dreary fall day. Temperatures hovered in the mid to upper 50s in Bradford County on Tuesday afternoon as ominous skies occasionally cast down some light rain andContinue Reading
I Am Not Raising a School Skipper
by k.m. cole “Momma, when can I be absent from school?” This question, posed by my very serious five-year-old at bedtime the other night, made me stop for a moment during tuck-in time. “Ummmm, what do you know about being absent?” was my follow up question. “Well, it is whenContinue Reading